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Cheap eats – Monster Kitchen and Bar (New Acton)

The opening of Hotel Hotel’s new bar restaurant, Monster Kitchen and Bar has been generating some buzz around town. I must admit that I had assumed that Monster would likely be a bit high on the $$ for cheap eats, as with many of Canberra’s newest hot spots, but I was pleasantly surprised.

For lunch I tried the Banh Mi, which is a spin on Vietnamese street food – essentially a Vietnamese bakery roll filled with deliciousness and at $12 it’s good value for money! Today the roll consisted of fried pork belly cubes, carrot, cucumber, mix herbs and a Japanese style mayonnaise all topped with a spicy chilli sauce.

Although it may sound like a bizarre combination, the varied ingredients complemented each other very well. The sweetness of the pork belly with the spice of the sriracha sauce gave the roll a really unique and pleasant taste. I added the elderflower and cucumber soda, which was really refreshing and delicious!

What’s Your opinion?

Because Banh mi thit is for the everyman. It’s street food, it’s cross-culture. It’s not about separating people by class, by taste or by gourmet knowledge. That’s why I’m against banh mi for $12 … It’s about egalitarianism and accessibility. At that price, it’s against everything banh mi thit stands for.

yes I agree!
Plus I’m pretty sure it’s not going to be as good as the one in Gungahlin or Kingston.

Because Banh mi thit is for the everyman. It’s street food, it’s cross-culture. It’s not about separating people by class, by taste or by gourmet knowledge. That’s why I’m against banh mi for $12 … It’s about egalitarianism and accessibility. At that price, it’s against everything banh mi thit stands for.

Because Banh mi thit is for the everyman. It’s street food, it’s cross-culture. It’s not about separating people by class, by taste or by gourmet knowledge. That’s why I’m against banh mi for $12 … It’s about egalitarianism and accessibility. At that price, it’s against everything banh mi thit stands for.

Can’t tell if you are taking the p$@# or not? If not then that is seriously over the top.

Because Banh mi thit is for the everyman. It’s street food, it’s cross-culture. It’s not about separating people by class, by taste or by gourmet knowledge. That’s why I’m against banh mi for $12 … It’s about egalitarianism and accessibility. At that price, it’s against everything banh mi thit stands for.

Saigon Fresh in Gunghalin (next to best and less) is very good for $6 but even they are now starting to skimp on the ingredients. sometimes you get very thin slices of pate, and the other meats.

There’s also a bakery in Fyshwick that sells them for $6. It is located next to Capital Kebab which is located across the road from BBQ’s galore. It is quite good, theirs is different because their pork is not a single thin strip but lots of small diced up pieces.

The other option is to go in to Asian groceries that are owned by people of Vietnamese heritage on Friday evenings around 5pm. They usually bring pork rolls in from sydney. I think you just have to add your own soi sauce as its generally not put in to keep it from going soggy on the trip back.
Gungahlin Asian grocery near Aldi carpark and Belconnen Asian grocery next to CanTho and also the grocery next to Regal restaurant are owned by Vietnamese.

You can also buy a bottle of wine or a case of beer cheaper at the bottle shop,. So what. You choose your environment and pay accordingly. Your choice,

Saigon Fresh in Gunghalin (next to best and less) is very good for $6 but even they are now starting to skimp on the ingredients. sometimes you get very thin slices of pate, and the other meats.

There’s also a bakery in Fyshwick that sells them for $6. It is located next to Capital Kebab which is located across the road from BBQ’s galore. It is quite good, theirs is different because their pork is not a single thin strip but lots of small diced up pieces.

The other option is to go in to Asian groceries that are owned by people of Vietnamese heritage on Friday evenings around 5pm. They usually bring pork rolls in from sydney. I think you just have to add your own soi sauce as its generally not put in to keep it from going soggy on the trip back.
Gungahlin Asian grocery near Aldi carpark and Belconnen Asian grocery next to CanTho and also the grocery next to Regal restaurant are owned by Vietnamese.

For the setting it has great atmosphere and the taste and it fills you up $12 is good value to me.

Saigon Fresh in Gunghalin (next to best and less) is very good for $6 but even they are now starting to skimp on the ingredients. sometimes you get very thin slices of pate, and the other meats.

There’s also a bakery in Fyshwick that sells them for $6. It is located next to Capital Kebab which is located across the road from BBQ’s galore. It is quite good, theirs is different because their pork is not a single thin strip but lots of small diced up pieces.

The other option is to go in to Asian groceries that are owned by people of Vietnamese heritage on Friday evenings around 5pm. They usually bring pork rolls in from sydney. I think you just have to add your own soi sauce as its generally not put in to keep it from going soggy on the trip back.
Gungahlin Asian grocery near Aldi carpark and Belconnen Asian grocery next to CanTho and also the grocery next to Regal restaurant are owned by Vietnamese.